After 12 days in lovely New Zealand, I am home! Getting back was a bit more difficult than I had anticipated. After a three hour flight from the South island to the North island and a 12 hour flight to the US of A, I arrived at LAX. I figured I could just take Amtrak to Davis, so I hopped on the Flyaway bus. Once at the Amtrak station (after being propositioned to be “taken out to hollywood tonight” and then “driven up the beautiful PCH to Davis” by a total stranger), I learned that there isn’t actually a train to where I live. So I took a 3 hour bus ride to get to a 5 hour train ride and then topped it off with another hour and half bus ride. It was just so much fun. During the third bus ride I realized that I didn’t have a key and my housemates weren’t home yet. Oops. It’s all good, though!
I didn’t take pictures every day but I will post some of the best that I have to sum up the remainder of my trip…
My step sista Brittany’s house, see all the Tibetan flags and things?!
Her driveway and horse
New Zealand has the coolest yogurt flavors.
Unfortunately their greek yogurt has the same nutritional profile as regular yogurt..?
Pastoral
Farariki beach, which my mom just called “Freaky Beach”
And the best meal I had on my trip..
Zucchini bruschetta with goat cheese and mint
Amazing goat cheese salad with fresh pears, walnuts, endive, and croutons
BBQ scallops with chili, lemon, olive oil, and wild rocket
Beef carpaccio with gorgonzola Dulce, lemon, chili, rocket, and grilled baguette
Pan fried snapper with tomatoes, red onion, basil pesto, and lemon
Clearly, we feasted.
Although the trip was truly great, I am excited to be back home and get back into the swing of things. This includes cooking and blogging new recipes! The discovery that I enjoy some cheeses has opened up a whole new world to me…
